Friday, 25 October 2013

I won’t lie, I absolutely loved the Aubrey Bar for pre-dinner drinks !
The place is discreet and incredibly glamorious, perfect for a romantic
evening or a date… Due to the location the crowd is trendy and young
(well…from mid-thirty!).

Ask Alexandro, to prepare some cocktails, he won many competitions and
he is passionate about mixology. Alternatively, the Bar has a selection
of Champagne to choose from : Veuve Cliquot, Dom Perignon, Ruinart…

The Aubrey Restaurant
compromises memorable surrounding for parties and romantic dinners.
Leather seating, parquet floors, chandeliers and velvet fabrics bring a
very quintessentially British touch to the restaurant.

The Michelin-starred Head Chef Russell Ford created an exciting menu
featuring fresh and top ingredients with a modern British twist.

We started dinner with the hot cherry tree smoked salmon, a quenelle
of salmon tartare, pickled cucumber to balance the creaminess of the
tartare, Avocado Puree & Rye Toast £12.00. The intense smoked
flavour coming from the cloche enhanced the taste of the salmon…absolute
perfection !

During the entire dinner, our waiter was attentive to all our needs
and made sure to recommend wines with each of our dishes. At that stage,
I was already in heaven with all those smells, colours and flavours !

For the main course, we decided to go for the Beef Wellington
£34.00 and the Chateau Briand (for 2people) £68.00 as the beef used by
the Chef is dry aged for 28 days, from Yorkshire, a rate breed of
Longhorn. The meat was astonishing : tender and so flavoursome. The best
meat I ever ate in my life ! The puree was creamy and the presentation
of the dish in those little casseroles fantastic.

Oh, Oh ! I can already hear the vegetarians…but do not worry, the
Chef created a special vegetarian menu to cater for your requirements….
Check out the menu online !

The Pastry Chef made me the most happiest girl in the world when a
selection of deserts arrived to our table… Lemon drizzle cake
with crème fraiche, Blueberry Cheesecake with Passion Fruit Sorbet
and Warm Chocolate Fondant, Vanilla Ice Cream £6.50. The deserts looked
appetizing and were yummy ! I can confirm…everything was gone within
minutes. I must book an Afternoon Tea shortly to try more of his marvellous cakes !

If you are not too much in a hurry, head back to the Bar for some digestives after your dinner…

Aubrey Restaurant offers top cuisine to its dinners from A la Carte to Pre-Theatre Menu with 2course at £19.50 and 3course at £22.50.